Elham AfkhamiAnatomical Sciences Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran

Mansoureh Movahedin[email protected]Anatomical Sciences Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran

Sayed Abbas Datli BeigiAbortion Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd

Behrouz AflatoonianStem Cell Biology Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd

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